Channel Islands

Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands and their ocean environment, preserving and protecting a wealth of natural and cultural resources. Isolation over thousands of years has created unique animals, plants and archeological resources found nowhere else on Earth and helped preserve a place where visitors can experience coastal Southern California as it once was. Visitors can catch an Island Packers boat from the Ventura Harbor Village for a day of exploring, hiking, kayaking, camping or whale watching.

Great Food

Chef Jamie Gwen

Great Music

Partners

Jam In The Van

Jam in the Van is the first, and only, solar-powered mobile recording studio. It was started by 3 friends who would spend their summer vacations going to music festivals in motor homes. One year they were planning their trip and came up with the idea to bring the bands to them.

Jam In The Van on YouTube

Jam in the Van is a powerful musical discovery vehicle that’s captured sessions with over 700 bands from all over the world. They currently release new sessions with 5 bands each week on their YouTube Channel and website. We are the solar—powered mobile recording studio that’s changing the way the world discovers new music. In 2016 — more bands, more places, more #HEADY.

Chef Jamie Gwen

July 15th, Southern California

As a Chef, Food Correspondent, Sommelier and Lifestyle Expert, Jamie Gwen shares recipes, resources and tips to help make everyday more delicious. “Food & Wine with Chef Jamie Gwen,” her Nationally Syndicated Radio Show, can be heard on 52 Radio Stations across the U.S. including Talk Radio 790 KABC in SoCal. Jamie can also be seen on National and Local T.V. shows across the country and she brings her culinary expertise to Riviera Magazine and Taste Magazine, as a Contributing Editor and Writer. Jamie is a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and a Four-Time cookbook author. Her recent victory on the Food Network’s “Cutthroat Kitchen” has brought even more acclaim to Chef Jamie’s California Comfort Food and her simple, seasonal approach to making every day more delicious. Most recently, Jamie served as a Judge for Fox TV’s Master Chef alongside Gordon Ramsey, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich. Infused with the joy of cooking from a very young age, Jamie graduated from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in New York, then continued to pursue her career under the tutelage of many world-renowned chefs. In her spare time, Jamie enjoys tennis, dedicating her time to charities, creating new recipes and lunch!

Chef Arlene Cotler

August 5th, North Carolina

Known for artful celebrations and memorable meals, Arlene Cotler considers herself to be one lucky person! Cooking began for her as an escape following long days as a teacher for the deaf in New York City. Inspired by Julia Child she began to throw dinner parties for friends and they were such a hit that a new career was born. Moving to Asheville in 1991 meant the opportunity to be part of a burgeoning food scene. Great produce, locally grown meats, poultry and local mountain trout along with fresh seafood coming directly from the coast of North Carolina meant the possibilities were endless. Her recipe is simple: she loves to cook, she loves to make beautiful, great tasting food and she loves the joy it brings to others.

Chef Ally Phillips

August 5TH, North Carolina

Ally Phillips of Ally’s Kitchen will join Feast to the Beat to showcase quick and mouthwatering recipes for the entire family. In 2013, Ally won $25,000 for her “Harrissa Veal Meatball Fruit Kabobs with Greek Yogurt Mint Sauce and Goat Cheese” in the Dole® Cook-Off, a win that took her to the World Food Championships later that year. Feast to the Beat guests will appreciate the applauded home cook’s trademark “Bohemian Bold” twist on cuisine, for simple yet sophisticated dishes. See Ally’s new cookbook, Ally’s Kitchen — A Passport for Adventurous Palates, for further culinary inspiration.

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